Author: John Lawless

Twenty years ago Ronnie Reno released an album called Portfolio with The Reno Tradition, which featured he and the band's recordings of songs from Ronnie's long career in bluegrass music. And what a career it has been, starting with his father's

For years now, one of the hottest tickets in east Tennessee has been the Jimbo Whaley & Friends concert, held each spring to benefit a worthy organization in the region. In 2022, Whaley held his show on March 26 at

After an initial bluegrass experience last summer in New Zealand, country pop singer and songwriter Caroline Jones is back with another grassy single, this time cut in Nashville with an all-female ensemble. Jones has seen her career steadily rise since the

Bear Chapman Still is a new group from the fertile bluegrass ground of southwestern Virginia, a father/son duo returning to the music after some time away. Daniel Lowe plays banjo, as he has done for many years in the bluegrass communities

615 Hideaway Records has a new single from Kentucky's Tommy Webb Band, the first from their upcoming album with the label, Catching Up. Webb has been singing and playing bluegrass for many years, and has developed a loyal following for his unique

Nick Chandler & Delivered have announced a new member of their touring band. Guitarist Hudson Bosworth is moving back to Ogden, UT, and Nick has brought on Bobby Powell, co-founder and guitarist/vocalist with Carolina Blue for many years. Chandler tells us

Bell Buckle Records has released a music video for Dunlap & Mabe, accompanying their new single, Flowers Down Below. The song, written and sung by guitarist Jack Dunlap, tells of a love gone wrong far away from home. Jack's musical partner is

Mountain Fever Records introduces their latest signee, Casey Penn, with a debut single today, the title track from her upcoming album, Chasing Rainbows. Casey is a young singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from central Arkansas, whose music as a member of the

Congratulations go out to Josiah Tyree, banjo picker with The Kody Norris Show, and his exhausted wife, Cassie, on the birth of their first child. Hazel Kate Tyree was born on April 27 at 7:42 a.m. in Carthage, TN, at the Riverview

Pinecastle Records has released a second single from their upcoming celebration of instrumental bluegrass, Bluegrass 2022, featuring banjo master Scott Vestal with a cast of fellow super pickers. All recorded at Scott's Digital Underground Studio just outside of Nashville, this album continues